Every new client who opens an account at my firm hands over a driver’s license, a passport, or a certified trust document before a single dollar moves. Federal regulators call it Know Your Customer or KYC for short. I call it common sense: verify who someone is before you give them access to something valuable. […]
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Commitee, said Monday that President Trump must get approval from Congress before he is able to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet from the Qatari government. Raskin, in an appearance on CNN, was asked if he thought strings were attached to the gift. “Well,...
The bitter taste of living under Trump has barely made a dent in the support and loyalty of President Trump's base. In his supporters’ eyes, Trump, like the pope, is infallible.
President Trump was treated to an elaborate royal welcoming to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia early Tuesday where he was greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and hundreds if not thousands of military, government and business officials. Trump walked off of Air Force One and onto a lavender carpet rolled out at King Khalid International Airport...
A young, well-connected think tank is at the center of Republicans’ efforts to reform Medicaid as part of President Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” — and the divide in the party about how far to go with cuts. Here’s one sign of the impact of Paragon Health Institute, founded in 2021 and led by former first...
An executive order from President Trump aims to make deep cuts to prescription drug costs, putting GOP lawmakers who have traditionally opposed government-directed drug pricing in a tough position. Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) and Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso (Wyo.), have warned in the past that directing the federal government...
The shadow Democratic presidential primary is kicking off, with potential contenders ramping up their appearances in key battleground states. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is slated to take part in a VoteVets town hall in the early-contest state of Iowa on Tuesday, while Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is set to headline the South Carolina...
Twenty-five years ago, George W. Bush, the governor of Texas, barely defeated the sitting vice president, Al Gore, in what remains the narrowest victory in presidential history: fewer than 1,000 votes in a single state, 48.85 percent to 48.84 percent in Florida. There are many ways to explain how the vice president lost to an...
President Trump is resetting on tariffs after almost six weeks of turmoil that threatened to upend his second term. A Monday announcement that the United States and China had come to an agreement to suspend heavy tariffs on each other marked the effective end of the first phase of Trump’s approach on the topic. The...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lead attorney in his New York hush money case, has been tapped as acting librarian of Congress, The Hill has learned. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the appointment in a text to The Hill later Monday, only a few days after Trump fired former Librarian of Congress...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he doesn't think it's a good idea for President Trump to accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar since it could possibly hinder the United States's ability to call out any human rights violations. "I've spent time trying not to sell weapons to Qatar because they have human rights violations of their people,"...
President Trump has made an endorsement in the New Jersey GOP governor’s primary, backing 2021 gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli. “Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!” Trump said in a Monday post on Truth Social. “Jack, who after getting to...
President Trump’s acceptance of a Qatar-donated Boeing 747 as a new Air Force One aircraft would pose “immense counterintelligence risks” to the United States if used, according to the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Trump on Sunday confirmed that his administration is planning to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 from the Qatari...
